Share of electricity generation from solar in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of electricity generation from solar was 0.0% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from solar in Western Sahara, 2000–2009
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.0% for share of electricity generation from solar in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 181st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 178 Iceland 0.1% compare
- 179 Libya 0.0% compare
- 180 Venezuela 0.0% compare
- 181 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 181 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 181 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 181 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 181 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 181 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 181 Chad 0.0% compare
- 181 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 181 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 181 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 181 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 181 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 181 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 181 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
- 181 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 181 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 181 Haiti 0.0% compare
- 181 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 181 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 181 Macao 0.0% compare
- 181 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 181 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 181 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 181 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 181 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Western Sahara
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 83.02 tonnes (2022)
- Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 100.0% (2009)
- Electricity generation from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours (2009)
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use 6.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from solar in Western Sahara?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Western Sahara was 0.0% in 2009, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Western Sahara ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.